Submission in Hope and Prayer

On behalf of September 27, 2015

I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
1 Timothy 2:1-2 NIV
http://bible.com/111/1ti.2.1-2.NIV

They come from the lord, the authorities do.  In submission to them, may we live and pray.

It seems like a more removed subject and I imagine the president or governor being established.  But it goes beyond that.  (On the note of governor, I suppose that means Doug ducey was placed here for some reason, and all we can do is pray for him because he is seriously an incompetent leader and seems hell-bent on driving Arizonan higher education into the ground. I pray now that you would be with him Lord and help to direct his decisions.  I know he claims to be yours but sometimes I'm not so sure and so I just ask that you would help guide him.)

But what's beyond that?

School figures and instructors and parental units and all the rigid/sometimes less rigid forms of bureaucratic institutions that are possible.  And I'm to pray for all of them.  You work through each of them.

I just hope that some way or another people will be able to see that work sooner than later.  But in the meantime I understand my responsibility better now.  Now may I go out and live it out.